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The slalom event first appeared at the Winter Olympics in 1936 – the year Hitler’s Germany hosted both the winter and summer games.

Oxfordshire does not have any athletes in this year’s Winter Olympics in Russia but Noel Clarete, 33, from Headington, is at the Winter Olympics helping out behind the scenes. He was picked by his employer DHL Express, the official event logistics partner, to help kit out the Team GB athletes two weeks ago. Items he has transported to the games include five coffee machines, 22 Union Jack flags, 220 Team GB postcards and 50 teddy bears.

Mr Clarete was given a chance to meet the athletes and see behind the scenes at Team GB.

He said: “I never realised how hard people work behind the scenes. So much is happening to make sure everything is ready for the athletes.”